Sunday, November 8, 2009

my day at the market in the glorious rainwindand spatterings/smatterings of sun the slid inquite noticed and welcome

birthday celebrations for sis and I have already begunand this market visit was just part of the plansset in motionfun

get a little flustered in the gut when i eat this favorite fall meal treatall the more reason to laugh at the gila monsterhe speaks my brussel sprout truthouch! i willingly endure pain for the privilege of eating these mothers

a rose by any other name, except when grown in a cabbage patchbut still beautiful in a bouquetand quietly residing in my bedroom now festooning a dresserand reminding me of birthday wishesgiven by sis

message for the blogosphere:someone comes swiftly, head the change of wind and the plowing through old ways to new destinations. not a time for relying on staid and true methods - creative new winds are in gale force, and you'd best hold on for the ride commences... now

look familiar? you know i love the baked goodsand some fiber toothese will go on sale in my town/in my little store/in the shop where all the handmade things areas i cobble together an existenceas i try to read the stars and search my souli keep on tickingkickingand creatingfor therein, lies the fun

message to the blogosphere: sign of the scorpio. messages of death and rebirth. time to look deeply and stave off the fear. rebirthing is right around the corner, baby...

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

i wandered off and left for awhilei don't like showing up without directionjust becausethose days should be over at this stage of my lifeshould be

full into fallsometimes blustery, leaf ridden days of coolor sunshine forced through layers of reds and goldswelcomed with ease and the barest bit of surpriseand a sense of reprieve

this is my and my sister's birth monthdon't hold our sultry and deep Scorpio side against uswe're just loyal to a faultand acerbic in tongue when on the wrong side of the bedor issuesensuous and sometimes seriousbut way fun

the scarf slash stole is handknit by big sis me, for my little sis for her day of birthsweet remembrancesand the benchis where i have been mentally these daysreconsidering lifemy craft (s)and wondering what it all meansto be me

If you wouldn't mind - can you tell me why you come to visit my blog? what is it that makes a trip here worthwhile for you? i have had creator's/bloggers block - and i would love to know what i might be bringing to the tablefor all of you

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

grrrrrr i can't get to everything i could screaaaaammbear with me as i try to keep it clean herehapless, helpless in the week's routinei am soo off my markbut it could be worse than what it seems

just enough time to fit in a few pics of the neighbors cool placebrew up something spicy to make me step up my pace

rats! nearly forgot that i have projects up my sleeve

nothing you haven't figured onyou who are regular to the scenebut i am keeping it seasonalyou know meit's like i'm a halloween teen

my first at making cards for this scary fun timemust say that i am partial to the most witchy of kinds

my visitor, Flat Moogie who hails from another landis hanging with some creepstersas only she canshe is drinking far too much grogkeeps me up late at nightand my candycorn goes missing morning, noon and night

message to the blogosphere:don't despair, even though you feel that you are wearing down take special care, the change is in the windfelt in the very airbut you just need to bear and grin it for the momentcuz that is what is here(but nothing is forever, and don't we all know it)

Monday, October 19, 2009

the worms crawl inthe worms crawl outif you want a cute cupcakeyou are in the wrong crowd

some visitors fly in the face of squirmy, wormy fareFlat Moogie, visiting from moogielandis completely awareand still has not a careas long as she gets chocolate on demandand all rights to the licking spoon

this is where the ucky, yucky baked cakes met their final resting placethe festivities were on and the crowd was smacking their lips many of the cup sized morsels would be but a brief but sinfully sweet memory

wanna make some of these graveyard delights?

First -use a cake mix, follow the directions for cupcakes, but put some LUV into it girls, add chocolate milk instead of water, or buttermilk and when it comes to the oil - maybe use that stuff we call butter

Then -take an 8oz of cream cheese (okay, this could be lowfat), room temperature, and half a bag of semisweet chocolate chips that you have melted carefully on a double boiler on the stove. whip together, add a teaspoon of vanilla for good measure, and approx. 3 cups of powdered sugar. frost right away.

Decorate -with crumbled oreo cookies (about 7, without the creamy middles), and some gummi sour worms. makes it look like death warmed over at the cemetery.

Flat Moogie will be visiting madlycreative for a few days - so stay tuned to her crazy antics. she is from the south - who knows what that might end up being...

Sunday, October 18, 2009

where do i go when it's fall and the skies never dry?hibernation with a pair of knitting needlesand a slew of good moviesstir in a good book or twochased down with a cup of hot teaheaven on earth

doing stuff to pay the billsmaking stuff to put under december's treewriting a second blog about my towncan take a girl right away from the blog she loves best

wet woodsdarker skiesshorter days woollies and toes warmersbattling bugs that come back around and againsending summer cottons scooting to the back of the clothing den

hooting owlsshot last winterencased in hand painted frames and knit i-cord and fallen twigsi haven't been lazy, you seejust jumbled up in the changing of the season guardconfused by the fading sunstill reinventing my wheeland, well, hibernating

Message to the Blogosphere:what better time than now to perfect your craft, whatever that may beenjoy the solace of your own endeavors. cobble together hours of elaborate, creative fun or just simply feed your mind with threads of thought that tug at your imagination and soulsheesh - what are you waiting for? this hear is your invitation to explore